Flexible Refund and Return Order for WooCommerce <= 1.0.42 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Refund Status Update
Vulnerability Description
The Flexible Refund and Return Order for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'create_refund' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.42. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the status of refund requests, including approving and refusing refunds.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Powpy
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8498c671-b46e-420c-a482-7c6983596753?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flexible-refund-and-return-order-for-woocommerce/trunk/vendor_prefixed/wpdesk/flexible-refunds-core/src/Integration/Ajax.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=3378649%40flexible-refund-and-return-order-for-woocommerce%2Ftags%2F1.0.42&new=3390898%40flexible-refund-and-return-order-for-woocommerce%2Ftags%2F1.0.43
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